Definitions for Script
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. script, book, playscriptnoun

   a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

2. handwriting, hand, scriptnoun

   something written by hand

   "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

3. scriptverb

   a particular orthography or writing system

4. scriptverb

   write a script for

   "The playwright scripted the movie"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scriptnoun

   A writing; a written document.

2. scriptnoun

   Written characters; style of writing.

3. scriptnoun

   Type made in imitation of handwriting.

4. scriptnoun

   An original instrument or document.

5. scriptnoun

   The written document containing the dialogue and action for a drama; the text of a stage play, movie, or other performance. Especially, the final form used for the performance itself.

6. scriptnoun

   A file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence.

7. scriptnoun

   A system of writing adapted to a particular language or set of languages.

8. scriptnoun

   An abbreviation for a prescription.

9. scriptverb

   to make or write a script

10. Etymology: scrit, scriptum (something written), from scribo.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. script

   A script is a written document that outlines the narrative and dialogue of a play, film, television show, video game, or broadcast. It provides direction for the actors and other members of the production team about scenes, actions, settings, and emotions to be portrayed. Alternatively, in computing, a script is a series of instructions written in a scripting language, executed by a runtime system, to automate tasks in a particular program or software.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scriptnoun

   a writing; a written document

2. Scriptnoun

   type made in imitation of handwriting

3. Scriptnoun

   an original instrument or document

4. Scriptnoun

   written characters; style of writing

5. Etymology: [OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written, fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, escrit, F. crit. See Scribe, and cf. Scrip a writing.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. SCRIPT

   SCRIPT, any of a series of text markup languages starting with Script under Control Program-67/Cambridge Monitor System and Script/370 under Virtual Machine Facility/370; the current version, SCRIPT/VS, is part of IBM's Document Composition Facility for IBM z/VM and z/OS systems. SCRIPT was developed for CP-67/CMS by Stuart Madnick at MIT, succeeding CTSS RUNOFF. SCRIPT is a procedural markup language. Inline commands called control words, indicated by a period in the first column of a logical line, describe the desired appearance of the formatted text. SCRIPT originally provided a 2PASS option to allow text to refer to variables defined later in the text, but subsequent versions allowed more than two passes.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Script

   skript, n. (print.) type like written letters: a writing: (law) an original document: handwriting.—n. Scrip′tion, a handwriting. [O. Fr. escript—L. scriptum—scribĕre, to write.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. script

   A system of sequenced writing, coding within a type of computer, computer language, software, computer program, app, website or webpage.

   The software programmers were creating the script very efficiently for the new system.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

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   script

   A system of writing.

   Various types of software have script within them.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020  

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1. script

   The script symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the script symbol and its characteristic.

2. script

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Matched Categories

1. • Authorship
   • Write

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Script' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4774

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Script' in Nouns Frequency: #2194

How to pronounce Script?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Script in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Script in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Script in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Script in a Sentence

1. Northern Irish actor Jamie Dornan:

   The first I learned of 'Operation Anthropoid' was when I read the script. I was blown away by it, playing a real person -- I think as an actor you are desperate to do that when you can if it's a story that moves you.

2. Bill Hader:

   I’m so brain dead after (recording) because you are just yelling for five hours, the same line over and over again, they did a great job I thought of putting this story together with the game. A lot of these animated movies, they take years and years and years but these guys are so good. It’s not like we show up, and there’s the ‘Angry Birds’ script….

3. Howard Stern:

   I’ve got to stick up for radio guys, Stern said, because, number one, you’re on the air and it’s not like there’s a script, but for Goddsakes, Stern added, Tom Brady should know better. If you’re going to put your young child on a TV show, on the Internet, you’re putting her out there for comment.

4. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Greet the New Year not with trepidation but with the courage to script your own narrative of triumph and self-discovery.

5. Kim Ryholt:

   The texts are damaged, Ancient Egyptian mummies are written in an ancient script that few people can read, and the terminology is immensely complex.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Script
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Script
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Script
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Script
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Script